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Definitions for: Utmost
[n] the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost"
[adj] (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula"
[adj] highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"
Webster (1913) Definition: Ut"most`, a. [OE. utmeste, utemest, AS. ?temest, a
superlative fr. ?te out. ????. See Out, and cf.
Aftermost, Outmost, Uttermost.]
1. Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out;
most distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land;
the utmost extent of human knowledge. --Spenser.
We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is
the utmost town in France. --Evelyn.
Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath.
--Herbert.
2. Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number,
or the like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the
utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness.
He shall answer . . . to his utmost peril. --Shak.
Six or seven thousand is their utmost power. --Shak.
Ut"most`, n.
The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power,
degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your
utmost.
We have tried the utmost of our friends. --Shak.
Synonyms: far, farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, high, last, level best, maximum, uttermost, uttermost
See Also: boundary, bounds, limit
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